Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Remember 21st Century Cures? Precision medicine and all that jazz? Well, this could be the week that funding for this audacious proposal comes to a vote in the House of Representatives. Sheila Kaplan reports for STAT.

Which bodily fluid is least repulsive to you? Blood? Pus? Urine? Your answer may hold an important clue about your medical specialty, according to Jonathan Reisman, MD, (a generalist) who shares his thoughts about this in "Learning to love the secret language of urine". (Washington Post)

From the "be careful what you wish for" series: Donald Trump -- who pledged that he would repeal and replace Obamacare if elected -- won Florida, but it turns out that many residents of that state want to keep Obamacare.

The FDA recalled three brands of pediatric homeopathic medicines that were found to contain belladonna. (AP via The Sacramento Bee)

Six people died and 8,500 were hospitalized after thunderstorms carrying pollen-loaded raindrops fell in Melbourne, Australia. Many of those hospitalized with thunderstorm asthma had no previous history of asthma. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Writing in STAT, Rebecca Robbins questions whether the FDA's rapid decision to lift its hold on a trial of Juno's CAR-T immunotherapy drug resulted in the deaths of two more patients.

Lisa Ward reports that many seniors are choosing Medicare Advantage plans and then voicing buyer's regret when they learn that the plan doesn't cover their favored hospitals or doctors. (Wall Street Journal)

And a rule initiated by the Obama administration could force hospitals to tell patients headed to nursing homes which homes are best, rather than simply which homes are nearby. (NPR)

Three California cities -- as well as Cook County, Ill. and Boulder, Colo. -- joined soda tax pioneer Philadelphia in slapping a special tax on sugared drinks. Margot Sanger-Katz explains why your city may be next. (The New York Times)

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